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‘Circulated’ The man’s opinion of that was obvious from his tone

‘It’s important that Paul meet people like this,’ Eve told hi to explain herself; her relationship with Paul was none of this man’s business ‘He makes vital contacts at parties like this one’

Dark brown eyes levelled derisively on Paul as he continued his conversation across the room ‘I’m sure he does,’ the ht be a little more impressed with him if he paid more attention to the woman he intends to marry!’

Paul had turned to look at theaze met Eve’s, a question Eve didn’t have the answer to; she didn’t even have the benefit of knowing this le her out for his insulting remarks!

He shook his head now, blonder highlights picked out in the dark blond hair by the illuminated crystal chandelier above theuy to take a hike if he had ordered the she should have done the same if she’d had any sense

Eve held herself stiffly erect at his insistence that Paul had ‘ordered’ her to do anything ‘I don’t believe we’ve been introduced yet?’ she prory line

He gave asmile ‘I’m not allowed to insult you until you know my name, hm?’ he taunted in that slol

She gave an iht bethat Paul would stop just looking at them with narrowed eyes, and actually come over here and rescue her from this unpleasant conversation

Theas she looked at hih I’m sure it isn’t the only nalint in his eyes

She could iine it wasn’t the only name he had ever been called to his face, either; men who could be as personal a

s this one ithout even the benefit of a proper introduction,told a few home truths about themselves!

However, the single naroan ‘Well, Adam——’

‘Isn’t it usual to reciprocate?’ Chocolate-coloured eyes openly laughed at her for her deliberate omission, as if he were already in on the joke of their nah she felt sure he couldn’t be

Her inward groan beca how brutally frank he had been about so that was none of his business, she hated to think what co to make about their two names—Adam and Eve!

Nothing like this had ever happened to her before Oh, during her childhood her friends had done the usual teasing about her na for her Adam’, but the man’s name hadn’t been one that was popular at the time of her birth or for several years before that, and so, strange as itfrom her life Until now

Why on earth did this man, a man who already found her such a source of amusement and a recipient of his pity, have to be called Adam?

‘Eve,’ she muttered with all the heartfelt reluctance she knew

Dark blond brows quirked over questioning eyes as he leant doards her slightly ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that’

She gave an ih ‘I really shouldn’t keep you froer,’ she disht finality

‘I caed, equally dismissively

Eve’s interest flickered into life in spite of herself; somehow she had half expected him to be in the company of one of the sveltethan the tiny blonde that she was, her slender figure complemented by the petrol-blue dress she wore rather than the other way around, her shoulder-length hair fra a heart-shaped face that was dominated by dark-lashed blue eyes And while half of her had believed this man would be accompanied by a woman as the complete opposite of herself, the other half of her had queried what he was doing talking to her if he had co woman like that? But he had said a couple of friends …